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Legislative branch

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
To make laws
b)
To enforce laws
c)
To interpret laws
d)
To be bossy
2.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
3.
What are the 3 requirements to get into the House of Representatives?
a)
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
b)
30 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
c)
25 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you represent
d)
25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
4.
If elected to the House of Representatives, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
5.
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
a)
135
b)
235
c)
335
d)
435
6.
What are 2 powers ONLY the House of Representatives can do?
a)
Approve treaties & presidential appointments
b)
Impeach & start money Bills
c)
Impeach and hold impeachment trial
d)
Start money Bills & approve treaties
7.
What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?
a)
25 years old & citizen for 7 years
b)
25 years old & citizen for 9 years
c)
30 years old & citizen for 7 years
d)
30 years old & citizen for 9 years
8.
How many representatives do states get in the Senate?
a)
Based on population
b)
Every state gets 1 
c)
Every state gets 2
d)
Only some states get into the Senate
9.
How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?
a)
Every state gets 2
b)
Based on population
c)
Every state gets 1
d)
Only certain states get into the House
10.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
11.
How many total members of Congress are there?
a)
100
b)
435
c)
535
d)
635
12.
If elected to the Senate, how many years is a term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
13.
What are 3 powers only the Senate can do?
a)
Impeach, approve treaties, approve appointments
b)
Impeachment trial, approve treaties, approve appointments
c)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, approve appointments
d)
Start money Bills, approve treaties, impeach
14.

This branch of government creates laws.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

15.

This person runs the House of Representatives

a)

President Pro Tempore

b)

Majority Leader

c)

Party Whip

d)

Speaker of the House

16.

Who is the official leader of the Senate, but is rarely there.

a)

President Pro-Tempore

b)

President of the United States

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Vice-President of the United States

17.

The only time the Vice-President votes in the Senate is:

a)

When there is a tie

b)

When there is a national emergency

c)

When the Speaker of the House is absent

18.

Using a long speech to prevent a vote on a bill is called:

a)

Party Whipping

b)

Filibuster

c)

Veto

d)

Supremacy

19.
This person signs a bill into a law.
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President
d)
Pro Tempore of the Senate
20.
The refusal to sign a bill is known as?
a)
pass
b)
veto
c)
repeal
21.
What branch of government includes the Senate and House of Representatives?
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Executive Branch
22.
What is a bicameral legislature?
a)
lawmaking body of two houses
b)
Lawmaking body of one house
c)
a group of people that decide court cases
23.
What is a bill?
a)
a law
b)
a proposed law
24.
People who are represented by a lawmaking body
a)
Constituents
b)
Representative
c)
Citizen
25.
A two house legislature
a)
unicameral
b)
Bicameral
c)
double house
26.
What step of a a bill becoming law is the governors signature?
a)
first
b)
middle
c)
last
27.

How many senators are there per state

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

28.

True or False A member of Congress can be sued while in office.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
30.
Only the House has the power to
a)
declare war
b)
make laws
c)
impeach an official
d)
regulate commerce or trade
31.
The purpose of a filibuster is to
a)
prevent action on a bill
b)
speed up action on a bill
c)
hear yourself talk
d)
make sure all options are considered
32.

Committees' purposes are to...

a)

Give rules to the judicial branch

b)

Controls the executive branch

c)

Helps the executive branch with nominations

d)

Divides up work

33.
Question 14
Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives 
a)
The majority whip
b)
The floor leader
c)
The majority leader
d)
The Speaker of the House 
34.

Who has the power confirm candidates that have been nominated by the President?

a)

House of Represenatives

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

President

35.

What is a filibuster?

a)

Vote on a bill

b)

Long speech to prevent the vote on a bill

c)

The result of a veto

d)

A member in congress

36.

When are filibusters NOT held

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

White House

d)

Supreme Court

37.

Who can place a veto?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Speaker of the house

d)

Taylor Swift

38.

What is a rough draft of a law?

a)

Bill

b)

Law

c)

Amendment

d)

Command

39.

What does the senate represent

a)

Their state

b)

their district

c)

The world

d)

usa

40.

What does the house members represent

a)

State

b)

Nation

c)

District

d)

Pluto

41.
Where must you live to be elected to the House and Senate?
a)
The United States
b)
In the state you represent
c)
In Washington DC
d)
In a big city
42.
Which group contains more members?
a)
House
b)
Senate
43.
The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill. 
a)
majority
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
unanimous
44.
IN WHICH HOUSE CAN BILLS BE INTRODUCED
a)
YOUR HOUSE
b)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
c)
THE SENATE
d)
BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPS. OR THE SENATE
45.
When a bill passes the House, where does it go next?
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
d)
Library of Congress
46.
A Proposed law is called a______
a)
Amendment
b)
Executive Order
c)
Bill
d)
Coin
47.
After a bill passes the first house it goes to the second house, what happens to it there?
a)
They sign it into law
b)
It goes through the same steps as it did in the first house
c)
They veto it
d)
It is edited by an editor
48.
What is the term used for when the president says no to a bill? 
a)
Veto
b)
Majority Vote
c)
Signed Bill
d)
Light Saber
49.
What is the definition  of a Veto
a)
The President Says yes to a bill
b)
The President Says No to a bill
c)
the president gets to vote on a bill
d)
The Senate Says no to a bill
50.
Why does the House of Representatives have more members than the Senate?
a)
The House has more power.
b)
The House is apportioned based on population.
c)
The House is more important.
d)
The House pays more.
51.
Why does the Senate have less members than the House?
a)
Because each state gets exactly two Senators regardless of size.
b)
Because the Senate is less important.
c)
Because the Senate pays less.
d)
Because the Senate has less work to do.
52.
Which power belongs solely to the Senate?
a)
The power to spend tax revenue
b)
The power to approve treaties
c)
The power to impeach presidents
d)
The power to override vetoes
53.
A power given by the "necessary and proper" clause?
a)
Implied powers
b)
Inherent powers
c)
Concurrent powers
d)
Concurrent powers
54.
Who casts votes if there is a tie in the Senate?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President of the United States
d)
Majority Leader
55.
What fraction vote does it take in both House and Senate to override a veto?
a)
3/4
b)
2/3
c)
1/2
d)
1/3
56.
Only a ________________ can introduce a bill in Congress.
a)
member of Congress
b)
Supreme Court Justice
c)
Senator
d)
Representative
57.
A _______ is taken every 10 years
a)
Election
b)
Census
c)
Constituent
d)
Term
58.

Enumerated (expressed) Powers of congress are....

a)

Powers NOT written in the constitution

b)

Powers that ARE WRITTEN into the constitution

59.

Implied Powers (Elastic Clause) are......

a)

NOT written into the constitution

b)

ARE WRITTEN into the constitution

60.

Which is an example of an IMPLIED (not written) power of Congress?

a)

Money

b)

Establishing a post office

c)

Laws about air traffic control

d)

establishing courts

61.

Who selects the president if there is no majority in the electoral college?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

62.

Who approves treaties?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

63.

Where do REVENUE (money) bills begin

a)

The house

b)

The senate

64.

A law that makes something a crime AFTER is has been committed

a)

Ex Post Facto (after the fact)

b)

Suspension of Habeas Corpus

c)

Bill of attainder

65.

A bill that declares someone guilty of a crime without a trial

a)

Bill of Attainder

b)

Suspension of Habeas Corpus

c)

Ex Post Facto Law

66.
Congress has the power to tax
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Congress has the power create post offices
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Congress has the power to appoint Supreme Court Judges
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Congress has the power to borrow money
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Congress has the power to coin money for our country
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Congress has the power to provide for the military
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Congress has the power to make laws
a)
True
b)
False
73.
Congress has the power to regulate trade with foreign countries
a)
True
b)
False
74.
Congress has the power approve presidential appointments
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Powers of congress
a)
Makes laws for the nation 
b)
Executes the laws of the nation
c)
interprets the laws of the nation
76.
powers that are listed in the constitution
a)
implied powers
b)
expressed powers
c)
concurrent powers
77.
powers that are not listed in the constitution and are use to carry out the expressed powers
a)
implied powers
b)
concurrent powers
c)
expressed powers
78.
What article and section of the US Constitution states the powers of the legislative branch?
a)
Article 1, section 5
b)
Article 2, section 9
c)
Article 1, section 8
d)
Article 4, section 2
79.
What is the meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause?
a)
Congress's ability to make laws is severely limited by the Constitution
b)
Congress is given limited authority to interpret reserved powers.
c)
Congress must follow the Constitution exactly as worded.
d)
Congress can make any law that it deems appropriate to carry out its expressed powers
80.
What article and section of the US Constitution states the powers of the legislative branch?
a)
Article 1, section 5
b)
Article 2, section 9
c)
Article 1, section 8
d)
Article 4, section 2
81.
What type of power is given to Congress through the "Necessary and Proper" Clause?
a)
Delegated Powers
b)
Implied Powers
c)
Concurrent Powers
d)
Expressed Powers
82.
To bring formal charges against a high official in government is called
a)
removal from office
b)
impeachment
c)
high crime
d)
infraction
83.
Who has the power to create tax laws?
a)
only the House
b)
House and the Senate
c)
only the Senate
d)
only the President
84.
The "majority party" is:
a)
always the same political party as the President
b)
the party with fewer members in Congress
c)
the party with more members in Congress
d)
The party that the majority of the people in the US are members of
85.
What is a Standing Committee?
a)
has members of both houses
b)
conducts investigations and solves problems
c)
permanent and responsible for examining laws
d)
none of these
86.
Panel that considers all bills related to certain policy matters
a)
Rules Committee
b)
Conference Committee
c)
Standing Committee
d)
Select Committee
87.
Special committee set up for a limited time
a)
Subcommittee
b)
Rules Committee
c)
Select Committee
d)
Conference Committee
88.
Which is an important characteristic of a joint committee
a)
The public is invited to participate
b)
It has both House and Senate members
c)
The President sits in on the meetings
d)
Governors sit in on the meetings
89.

The ability of the president to reject a bill is called a(n)

a)

veto

b)

rejection

c)

conference

d)

abolition

90.
A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.
a)
panel of judges
b)
committee
c)
President
d)
Supreme Court
91.

The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill.

a)

majority

b)

2/3

c)

3/4

d)

unanimous (100%)

92.

When a bill that started in the House passes the House, where does it go next?

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

President

d)

House Committee

93.

When a bill that started in the Senate passes the Senate, where does it go next?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Supreme Court

c)

President

d)

Senate Committee

94.

Which step initiates (begins) the process of passing laws?

a)

An idea for a bill is proposed to a Congressman by the President or by ordinary citizens.

b)

The bill is assigned to a House or Senate committee.

c)

The bill is sent to the Senate floor for floor action and a vote.

d)

The President signs the bill into law.

95.
Which step? A member of the House or Senate INTRODUCES a bill to Congress
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
96.
Only a ________________ can introduce a bill in Congress.
a)
member of Congress
b)
President
c)
Senator
d)
Representative
97.
A bill must pass through a _____________ before it can be voted on by the entire House or Senate.
a)
panel of judges
b)
committee
c)
President
d)
Supreme Court
98.
The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill. 
a)
majority
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
unanimous
99.
IN WHICH HOUSE CAN BILLS BE INTRODUCED
a)
YOUR HOUSE
b)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
c)
THE SENATE
d)
BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPS. OR THE SENATE
100.

If a president does NOT sign a bill into law within 10 days of receiving it and Congress IS in session, the bill will...

a)

Die

b)

Become a law

c)

Automatically be vetoed

d)

Be sent back to the beginning

101.

What is the Latin term that means that someone who is arrested must be brought to court to hear the charges?

a)

Habeas Corpus

b)

Due Process

c)

Equal Protection

d)

Trial by Jury

102.
Which type of law makes an act a crime after it has been committed?
a)
Ex Post Facto Law
b)
Writ of Habeas Corpus 
c)
Bills of Attainder
d)
Impeachment 
103.
What implies that Congress can stretch its powers beyond those expressed in the first 18 clauses of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?
a)
Expressed Powers
b)
Elastic Clause
c)
Writs of Habeas Corpus
d)
Ex Post Facto Laws 
104.
a law that punishes a person without a trial
a)
ex post facto law
b)
writ of habeas corpus
c)
impeach
d)
bill of attainder

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